Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still, she says the two cannot coexist.

It is arguably the most dramatic work in the entire choral repertoire. South Yorkshire concert-goers can judge for themselves ...

One shows Elijah, the Old Testament prophet, ascending to heaven on a chariot engulfed with flames. The other depicts Daniel praying for God to save him from the lions’ den. “That was the ...